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Time may be ripe for German bank deals

Economic woes put consolidation in play; a delicate dance

By

Harry Wilson

Updated April 9, 2008 12:01 a.m. ET

DEUTSCHE BANK AG and Deutsche Postbank AG haven't always enjoyed the most cordial of relations, particularly when the subject of the takeover of one by the other has been on the cards. Nearly four years ago, a series of mix-ups at Deutsche Bank almost stopped Postbank's stock market flotation.

A Deutsche Bank acquisition of Postbank looks more likely now than it has in the past, as the pressure grows on Germany's largest banks to...